Now Hiring: Policy & Strategy Analyst – Mid
Location: Fort Meade, MD
Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with In-Scope CI Poly
Salary: $96,000
Why Celestar?
At Celestar, we're not just another defense contractor—we're a Veteran-Owned powerhouse with a mission-driven culture and a commitment to our people. We offer:
1. Competitive Salary
2. Company-Paid Benefits
3. Life & Disability Insurance
4. 401K with Company Match
5. Generous PTO & Paid Holidays
When we say we take care of our team, we mean it.
What you'll be doing:
As a Policy & Strategy Analyst, you’ll be a key player in shaping doctrine, policy, and strategic initiatives across the Intelligence Community. Your days will be filled with purpose as you:
6. Provide substantive review of analytic content, verifying factual information and ensuring suitability for publication. Determine product suitability for intended media and audience and edits for clear and cogent presentation of the subject matter. Identify errors of fact, factual inconsistencies, and contradictions.
7. Develop strategic solutions in conjunction with various stakeholders to support current and future effortsDevelop strategic solutions in conjunction with various stakeholders to support current and future efforts.
8. Analyze current policies to develop recommendations for strategic improvement.
9. Develop and promote recommendations for strategic communication plans that enable organizational goals across the spectrum of initiatives. Analyze current policies to develop recommendations for strategic improvement
10. Develop and promote recommendations for strategic communication plans that enable organizational goals across the spectrum of initiatives
11. Verify the accuracy of statements, figures, illustrations, and subject matter terms. Compare illustrations, photographs, tables, and charts to ensure continuity and consistency with the text.
12. Check citations against original sources to verify their use. Edits for adherence to analytic tradecraft standards of Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 200-series.
13. Serve as the subject matter expert for the development of doctrine, strategic guidance, and other governance documents.
14. Research, conceptualize, analyze, integrate, document, and publish products.
15. Manage the drafting of new doctrine publications by using advanced writing skills to review, edit, and compile chapters and ancillary content for all scheduled publications.
16. Advise, manage, and conduct comprehensive surveys, research, and analysis of current activities within the community to identify current practices, techniques, and procedures, with the functional role of forming the foundation of "doctrine.
17. Review and edit documents for grammar, structure, and completeness throughout the drafting of concept and/or doctrine publications.
18. Produce periodic analytical and progress reports.
19. Produce the analytical products necessary to support presentations, documents, and other content in support of the Joint Planning processes and/or the Joint Doctrine publication.
What You Bring:
20. Experience: 8+ years of relevant experience (at least some within the last 2 years)
21. Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field (OR) an additional 4 years of experience (total of 12 years) in lieu of a degree
22. Skills: Strong writing/editing chops, analytical mindset, and a passion for driving strategic impact
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Celestar is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, disability status, gender identity, or national origin.